Abstract
Planar (co)sinusoidal conductivity (absorption) transmission gratings are analyzed using rigorous coupled-wave theory. The first-order and higher-order diffraction efficiencies are determined over the entire range of possible conductivities and Bragg angles of incidence (or equivalently, grating periods) for H-mode polarization incident plane waves. The maximum possible first diffracted order efficiency is found to be 5.26%. Rigorous results are compared to approximate results from the Raman-Nath theory and the two-wave first-order coupled-wave (Kogelnik) theory. A regime parameter, ϱσ, is defined which delineates the regions of Raman-Nath diffraction behavior (ϱσ < 1) and the region of two-wave first-order diffraction theory behavior (ϱσ > 1). Likewise, the angular selectivity characteristics of conductivity gratings are determined from rigorous theory and are compared with corresponding results from approximate theory.
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